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− | '''Mulatto''' (also '''Mulato''') is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. | + | '''Mulatto''' (also '''Mulato''') is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. While mulattos, during French colonialism in [[Saint-Domingue]], had a lower social status than the white colonialists and considerably less rights, many were slave holders and and have held power in post revolutionary [[Haiti]] to this day. By some estimates mulattos are currently five percent of Haiti's total population. |
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Affranchis]] | ||
+ | *[[:Category:Mulattoes]] | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
− | * Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/ | + | * Mulatto. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, ''The Free Encyclopedia''. Retrieved 16:27, December 5, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulatto&oldid=30063878. |
[[Category: Glossary]] | [[Category: Glossary]] |
Revision as of 09:42, 5 December 2005
Mulatto (also Mulato) is a term of Spanish and/or Portuguese origin describing the offspring of African and European ancestry. While mulattos, during French colonialism in Saint-Domingue, had a lower social status than the white colonialists and considerably less rights, many were slave holders and and have held power in post revolutionary Haiti to this day. By some estimates mulattos are currently five percent of Haiti's total population.
See also
Reference
- Mulatto. (2005, December 4). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:27, December 5, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulatto&oldid=30063878.